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Relationships at Work - a trust-driven leadership podcastHow Leaders Can Shift Our Unconscious Bias w/ Sara TaylorIn this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with speaker, author and DEI consultant Sara Taylor on how to shift our unconscious bias filters.Sara shares her insights and experience with key takeaways:Unconscious filters control most decisions and behaviors.Disconnect between intent and impact in workplace interactions.Bias isn't just negative—it can also be positive.Leaders set the tone for organizational cultural competence.Bias impacts organizations at multiple levels.Diverse teams perform best with cultural competence.Cultural competence requires a developmental process.Unconscious filters affect both leaders and organizational systems. Hey...
2024-12-1048 min
Hard Beeswax: Experiences in Waldorf EducationEpisode 20: Alumni Spotlight: Sara Parrilli, Waldorf Art TeacherThis week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor talk Waldorf art pedagogy, wet-on-wet watercolor painting, and why the blue paint smells bad with Green Meadow alumnus Sara Parrilli, who is now a Waldorf art teacher at the Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School in New York.Link to Sara's watercolor activities on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/GlS0DIgf2eU?si=MmV9lyUGFTHlW61Y
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Dear Taylor TotsLately plus Stone Cottage part 3(?)What we’ve been up to lately - Taylor Tot #8 is really close to coming! And finishing up year 2016
2023-11-1324 minDear Taylor TotsRoselinWe talk about Roselin’s birth story, her first few months, and Christmas with the Taylor clan.
2023-09-2535 minDear Taylor TotsStone Cottage; part oneLiving and loving life in our house in La Grande. Reminiscing about expecting Taylor Tot #4, home projects, visiting family, and settling into Eastern Oregon life.
2023-09-1138 minDear Taylor TotsElenaOur second little Taylor Tot enters the world! My pregnancy with Elena, moving back to Provo, and our Razzle girl’s birth story. We loved beginning the next phase of life with two baby girls!
2023-06-0542 min2023-05-2254 minDear Taylor TotsSpringvilleReminiscing about our move to Springville. It was a busy time with Trevor going to school and working multiple jobs and Sara being pregnant and finishing up her degree at BYU. We were joined by a disruptive guest who encouraged us to cut the discussion short.
2023-05-1515 minDear Taylor TotsEaster 2023!Sara and Trevor talk about this year’s Easter, reminisce about past Easters and what we have done throughout the years to have a Christ-centered Easter in our family. Also a few traditions that we might start next year!
2023-04-1028 minDear Taylor TotsOur love story, part 4The lead-up to Trevor and Sara being officially engaged! Then engagement, the wedding, and finally being settled as a newly married couple in our first apartment at BYU in Provo, Utah to truly start our life together.
2023-04-0335 minDear Taylor TotsOur love story, part 3Trevor and Sara talk about their relationship while Trevor is on his mission in Fiji and Sara is at BYU.
2023-03-2058 minDear Taylor TotsOur love story, part 2We talk about our senior year; watching Trevor play sports, dances, family game nights, walks in the neighborhood, our first kiss, and lots of long phone calls strengthen our relationship. Then see each other for the final time for over 2 years as Sara gets ready for BYU and Trevor finishes preparations for a 2-year mission to Fiji.
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What's The Difference?The 5 Stages of Cultural Competence with Sara TaylorThe 5 Stages of Cultural Competence What You Will Learn: What the 5 stages of cultural competence are. How the first three stages of developing cultural competence cultivate cultural humility. How cultural humility encourages cultural responsiveness. About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota, for three years. Sara is the founder and pr...
2023-01-2508 minWhat's The Difference?Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are Good for Business with Sara TaylorDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion are Good for Business What You Will Learn: The ways that diversity, equity, and inclusion promote innovation. How diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts influence long-term employee retention. Why inclusive, equitable, and diverse organizations generate a strong sense of belonging for employees. The cost of losing an employee due to lack of DEI standards. The value of managers maintaining a firm commitment to diversity. How cultural competence allows us to be our best selves in diverse workplace environments. About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in...
2023-01-1810 minWhat's The Difference?What is Diversity? With Sara TaylorWhat is Diversity? With Sara Taylor What You Will Learn: The value of answering the question “what is diversity?” How diversity was once defined, compared to the way organizations are encouraged to define it today. What aspects or characteristics of a person should be calculated into “diversity” metrics and where to draw the line. The limits organizations face when trying to implement diversity programs. The importance of finding out why people with specific identities are not finding their place in your organization. About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in...
2023-01-1112 minWhat's The Difference?Predicting Recession Outcomes with Organizational Diversity with Sara TaylorPredicting Recession Outcomes with Organizational Diversity What You Will Learn: What the Great Recession can teach us about the impact of diversity in organizations How diversity can impact your bottom line The difference between companies that thrived or flatlined between 2006 and 2014 What five marginalized groups impacted organizations the most What five key experiences these groups highlighted as having the greatest impact on them Where fairness, inclusivity, and validation matters for marginalized groups About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Mi...
2022-10-1211 minWhat's The Difference?Women's Wealth and Pay Equity Part III, with Sara TaylorWomen’s Wealth and Pay Equity Part III What You Will Learn: More about the insights into women’s wealth that Robyn Ross developed over 20 years in the finance workforce. How the talent acquisition system in the financial services industry is currently backward compared to other industries. What women are doing to stand up for themselves and correct the system. Why diversity is the financially wise choice for financial services companies to make. How to allow people to make honest mistakes that make your company better. What we can do to be more vulnerable about our own...
2022-10-0535 minWhat's The Difference?Women's Pay and Wealth Equity: Part II, with Sara TaylorWomen’s Pay and Wealth Equity: Part II What You Will Learn: Women earn less, and have less wealth to invest with The majority of investment management firms are owned by white men; less than 1% by women Why women get worse advice from financial advisors How women in investing outperform men by 40 basis points How gender plays a role in the treatment of investors by advisors and firms The effect of biases on wealth equity in society About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Deve...
2022-09-2814 minWhat's The Difference?Breaking Down the Wealth Gap, Part 1 with Sara TaylorBreaking Down the Wealth Gap, Part 1 What You Will Learn: What is Equal Pay Day, and what does it represent? How pay disparities between men and women increase for different ethnic groups Where women are continuously losing wealth outside of their jobs How much longer would a woman have to work than a man in a single year to earn the same wealth How education level actually increases the wealth gap The hiring and promotion gap between men and women About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Di...
2022-09-2108 minWhat's The Difference?Cultivating an Equitable Hybrid Workplace: Part 2 with Sara TaylorCultivating an Equitable Hybrid Workplace: Part 2 What You Will Learn: Why it’s important to consider the impact your decisions have on individuals in the workplace How our unconscious biases create distrust Why assuming difference will help us to break away from unconscious bias Why we should be outcome-focused; managing work over managing people How distrust of our workers keeps us from cultivating equity Strategies that can help us see other perspectives and do more to create equity Examples of the pitfalls leadership often faces when making decisions about equity About Sara Taylor
2022-09-1410 minWhat's The Difference?The Pitfalls of Creating Equality over Equity: Part I, with Sara TaylorThe Pitfalls of Creating Equity over Equality, Part 1 What You Will Learn: The difference between equality and equity in the workplace How approaching equity from the minimization stage (we’re all the same) is actually creating more inequity How the status quo perpetuates ineffective strategies and practices at work Why focusing on the outcome of work (rather than the input) positively contributes to creating equity How “fairness” keeps us in minimization and doesn’t achieve what we want it to Why we should challenge status quo thinking in a push for equity About Sara Tay...
2022-09-0720 minWhat's The Difference?What Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Means for Organizations, with Sara TaylorWhat Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Means for Organizations What You Will Learn: What is Florida’s Stop WOKE Act How this will affect educational and workplace organizations in the future What motivated this type of legislation to be created What the bill is trying to achieve vs. what it will actually achieve How some of the bill’s overarching concepts are okay but fall flat in reality How this bill promotes continued polarization and minimization (stages 1 and 2 of cultural competence) Why the most important place to address cultural differences is still in schools and workplaces ...
2022-08-3125 minWhat's The Difference?Episode Title: Five Stages of Cultural Competence Part III, with Sara TaylorFive Stages of Cultural Competence Part III What You Will Learn: Perceived orientation vs. developmental orientation: What is it, and how does it affect cultural competence? How unresolved issues from previous stages of development keep us stuck What is trailing orientation, and how does it create more polarization? How both dominant and marginalized groups can reverse their orientation and feed off of polarization Why our best intentions and moving toward equality often don’t work How to begin breaking the cycle of trailing orientation and polarization in DEI work About Sara Taylor ...
2022-08-2419 minWhat's The Difference?Five Stages of Cultural Competence Part II, with Sara Taylorf Cultural Competence Part II, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: How we see differences in each stage of cultural competence The specific areas of development that contribute to us getting stuck in one of the earlier stages Understanding why it’s so difficult to approach DEI work from stage four or five How our own judgments based on which stage we’re in can affect our perception of others Where most of the population sits on this scale of awareness Why the “us vs. them,” “good vs. bad” mentality continuously stagnates our cultural understanding How discomfort and fear play a role in the hesitancy to move into...
2022-08-1728 minWhat's The Difference?Five Stages of Cultural Competence Part I, with Sara TaylorFive Stages of Cultural Competence Part I What You Will Learn: What are the five stages of cultural competence How to view each stage from a conscious and unconscious framework of awareness Why DEI work can be so tricky when considering the stages of cultural competence Where most of the population sits on this scale of awareness Why our best intentions in DEI work are often not enough based on our own conscious beliefs and perceptions How the Intercultural Development Continuum Model explains why people can have different perceptions of identical experiences About...
2022-08-1019 minWhat's The Difference?Responding to Identity-Based Trauma Events, with Del Esparza & Dr. Brandale Mills CoxWhat You Will Learn: Should organizations respond to identity-based trauma events How Americans view the responses of organizations following incidents What can organizations do if they misstep, and how can they strengthen their brand afterward How ongoing transparency and accountability impact the strength of a brand What consumer demographics expect the most and the least from brands Which demographic is the most loyal and less likely to shift How the language used when addressing social justice issues affects public opinion About Del Esparza & Dr. Brandale Mills Cox Del Esparza is a DEI advocate and the CEO of...
2022-05-1136 minWhat's The Difference?Inclusion Coaches Part II, with Sara Taylor and Gina KundanWhat You Will Learn: How working as a Resident Advisor during college introduced Gina to DEI as a profession In what ways bias impacts productivity in the workplace, and how to overcome it How peer equity/inclusion coaches fit into the MnDOT organization Why it’s important to contribute to DEI conversations that are already being held How to select peer equity/inclusion coaches for your organization What are the most important parts of peer equity coach training Why it’s crucial that peer inclusion coaches know what is beyond the scope of their job Abou...
2022-05-0430 minWhat's The Difference?Inclusion Coaches Part I, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: How organizations support employees after DEI related trauma What are peer inclusion coaches, and how are they able to help organizations in being more effective and proactive in DEI efforts Why are the reasons that organizations need readily available resources What are the goals for peer equity coach programs in organizations What peer equity coaches are not, and what are their required qualifications How does deepSEE Consulting train peer equity/inclusion coaches About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development fr...
2022-04-2716 minWhat's The Difference?Prioritizing Equity in Organizations, with Jason MedleyWhat You Will Learn: Why authentically listening to others is so important for leaders How Jason’s personal experience allowed him to consider how minority groups feel in the workplace Why leaders should focus on impacting employees’ lives outside of the workplace to foster a better workplace culture Why prioritizing equity and fairness resonates with more people than focusing on diversity How Jason discovered that men are often promoted over women because they are the loudest in the room What makes systems and processes in an organization not equitable About Jason Medley Jason Medl...
2022-03-1630 minWhat's The Difference?Defining Microaggressions: Part II, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: What are the four different root causes of microaggressions What are unconscious filters, and how do they impact our associations How do we typically respond or act based on filter associations How does our lack of exposure to different cultures, regions, or experiences affect our associations What are the three different ways that someone can be partially conscious of microaggressions What seven strategies can you take to reduce your likelihood of microaggressions About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the Uni...
2022-03-0927 minWhat's The Difference?Defining Microaggressions: Part I, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: What are microaggressions, and how they emerge as patterns How microaggressions can become pile up and become traumatic for the receiver Why an employee who has experienced microaggressions will often fight, fly, or freeze Why stereotypical unconscious bias reinforces the advantages for dominant groups and reinforces the disadvantages for non-dominant groups What should organizations do when their employees experience microaggressions About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of...
2022-03-0214 minWhat's The Difference?Celebrating Black History Month, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: What is the origin story of Black history month and why do we still have it How other heritage months differ from Black history month Why do we separate Black history from general United States history What is dominant culture and how does it create an advantage How to address Black history month in your organization Why history often doesn’t mention races other than the dominant race About Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She serv...
2022-02-2319 minWhat's The Difference?Going Beyond Diversity in Recruitment, with Keith WycheWhat You Will Learn: Why black professionals have lost faith in DEI efforts What is the most consistent frustration among black professionals throughout corporate America Why we should first focus on leading with inclusion rather than diversity What is the problem with only focusing on diversity in recruiting Why it’s important to first understand how we got here to truly create a culture of inclusion How does the mindset of black millennials differ from other generations How to help leaders of organizations to understand what they can do to drive DEI work What should the goal and fo...
2021-12-2926 minWhat's The Difference?The Silent Threat: Disparities in Healthcare, with Tadé AyeniWhat You Will Learn: How Tadé discovered the transformative power of education through his father’s career Why Tadé believes that providing access to higher education to oppressed communities will allow them to solve their own problems What unintentional barriers are often presented to minorities during their educational careers What is the difference between health equity and healthcare disparities and equity and equality How the healthcare practitioner and the healthcare industry’s bias leads to health disparities What question should be asked before considering how to address health disparities What three items when utilized together can have a great impact on hea...
2021-12-2239 minWhat's The Difference?Discussing the Benefits of Inclusive Leadership, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: In this unique episode of What’s The Difference, you’ll hear audio from a panel at the Stevens Institute of Technology about the benefits of inclusive leadership, in which we discussed Cultural Competence as a business skill, when it is and isn’t appropriate to point out the “differences that make a difference,” and why context is vital. Hear insights about: Why developing your Cultural Competence is a key business skill that goes far beyond “knowing when to kiss, bow, or shake hands” Sara shares a story of being asked to point her husba...
2021-12-0124 minWhat's The Difference?Change, Giving Up, and Extra Work, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why objecting to change, feeling like giving up something, and feeling it’s too much extra work are common points of resistance to diversity in the workplace and DEI efforts Why real change must happen across all levels of an organization, and why individual growth and transformation is the key to changing the organization Why the process of developing Cultural Competence isn’t about giving up anything but about adding on new skills and abilities to navigate difference Why DEI efforts do require extra work upfront but will make for a more effective and enjoya...
2021-11-1706 minWhat's The Difference?It’s More Than Just a Name: Deadnames and “Preferred Pronouns," with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why it feels awkward and oftentimes uncomfortable for most of us when we are called by the wrong name incorrectly How Sara recently participated in a panel presentation on inclusive leadership and relationships at the Stevens Institute of Technology Sara shares comments from the other panelists that explain why “preferred pronouns” aren’t really a preference, and why it’s important to avoiding calling trans people by their deadnames Why a better way of referring to someone’s chosen pronouns is by calling them “identity pronouns” rather than “preferred pronouns” Why calling by someone by the wrong name...
2021-11-1007 minWhat's The Difference?It’s More Than Just a Name, with Hope ScheelerWhat You Will Learn: How Hope transitioned her career from mechanical engineering to a brand new career in DEI practice Why Hope found her passion in making things better and affecting change, and why she chose to leave her engineering role behind to focus on DEI full time What challenges Hope faced and unexpected surprises she has experienced as a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practitioner How working with an outstanding mentor helped guide Hope’s career and gave her a better understanding of the career path Why many of the leaders Hope has worked with started with the...
2021-11-0335 minWhat's The Difference?Who Leads Your DEI Efforts?, with Sara TaylorWho Leads DEI? DEI Leaders and the Importance of Roles What You Will Learn: How a survey of 383 U.S. employers from Xpert HR revealed that only 11% of these employers had Chief DEI Officers leading their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts Further findings of the Xpert HR survey: 15% had DEI efforts led by volunteer employee groups 17% said no one leads their DEI work 19% said a “social justice workgroup” or board of directors led their efforts 36% responded that it was lead by their CEO 52% said a Chief Human Resources Officer led their efforts 7% said a Chief Operating Offi...
2021-10-2706 minWhat's The Difference?Handshakes and the Shared Meaning of Culture, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why 75% of people surveyed responded that, due to the global pandemic, they no longer feel comfortable shaking hands in a job interview Sara describes a pre-pandemic training exercise she and her team would employ to demonstrate the discomfort people sometimes experience when getting close to others Why shared meaning around our cultural behaviors informs how comfortable or uncomfortable we feel doing those behaviors How the “handshake” ritual came to be historically, why many of us don’t know this origin, and what this tells us about how we view and question other cultures’ behaviors Why it tak...
2021-10-2011 minWhat's The Difference?ROI of DEI, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Sara shares the story of “Jaden,” the manager of her local coffee shop who desperately needed a day off from nonstop work, an example of what happens when leadership does not invest in DEI work and learning Why Jaden chose to give her two-weeks notice because she felt her manager didn’t respect her or her family Why Jaden’s story demonstrates the need for businesses and organizations to invest in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work Why Jaden’s manager’s internal bias and lack of cultural competence has cost her a fantastic employee Why employee...
2021-10-1308 minWhat's The Difference?Making the Case Part III: Benefits of Cultural Competence, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Sara defines Cultural Competence as understanding how our unconscious minds make decisions for us and taking conscious control of our behaviors Why the first step in defining the benefits of Cultural Competence involves recognizing the “differences that make a difference” Why our level of Cultural Competence is involved in virtually every interaction we have in the workplace How research by Joseph DiStefano and Martha Maznevski found that diverse teams make up both the worst and best performing, with Cultural Competence being the deciding factor Why less than 17% of our population falls within the two most...
2021-09-2215 minWhat's The Difference?Making the Case Part II: Benefits of Inclusion in the Workplace, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why there are many business benefits of Inclusion in the workplace, and why Inclusion allows you to create an environment that takes advantage of the benefits of Diversity How the cost of talent turnover is anywhere from 40% to 150% of an employee’s annual salary, and how an inclusive environment increases engagement and retention How Gallup found that 13% of the global workforce are actively engaged at work, and why management’s strong commitment to Diversity is the #1 factor in increasing this number Why Diversity without Inclusion can result in high talent turnover, and why an inclu...
2021-09-1509 minWhat's The Difference?Making the Case Part I: Why Diversity is Good For Business, with Sara TaylorMaking the Case Part I: Why Diversity is Good For Business What You Will Learn: Why it is important to examine why Diversity is good for business, just as we examine the benefits of all the other business decisions we make Why the first component of why diversity is good for business is the moral implications of increased Diversity How studies have shown that the top 25% racially and ethnically diverse companies are 36% more likely to outperform less diverse companies in financial performance Why greater gender Diversity gives companies a 25% increased likelihood of outperforming the average and increase the value of t...
2021-09-0816 minWhat's The Difference?Let's Create Shared Meaning: Defining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: What possible reasons may be contributing to so many people asking Sara and her team at deepSEE Consulting for help defining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Why it is especially important to have a shared clear, defined meaning around the important concepts of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion How the team at deepSEE Consulting define Diversity as “the differences that may make a difference” How any business with more than one person inherently has Diversity, and what kinds of differences make a difference in interactions with others Why our “frames” and “filters” are so important in our interacti...
2021-09-0108 minWhat's The Difference?Positive Bias and Affinity Bias, with Sara Taylor Why the increased conversation around unconscious and implicit bias is significant, and why “affinity bias” (positive bias) is often overlooked but just as influential Sara shares a personal story from her daughter that illustrates the impact of positive and negative bias and responding to microaggression Why positive bias can create negative reactions, and why it is important to understand positive bias in our workplaces Why recognizing and responding to positive bias is an important component of bringing equity to a workplace Sara shares examples of highly visible affinity bias that her family experienced while visiting the Dominican Republic Why passing thro...
2021-08-2521 minWhat's The Difference?The Platinum Rule: More Effective Than the Golden Rule, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: How the Golden Rule of “do unto others as you would want them to do unto you” needs to give way to the Platinum Rule, “do unto others as they would want done unto them” How oftentimes people struggle to let go of the Golden Rule and embrace the Platinum Rule, especially in terms of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace Which myths and misperceptions around the Golden Rule reinforce its existence as the default way to interact and often lead people astray in DEI work Why the Golden Rule isn’t necessarily “wrong”, and why we need to...
2021-07-2118 minWhat's The Difference?Episode 90: Emotions at Work, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why the way in which leaders engage with emotions at work matters, and why a lack of emotional support can be damaging Why emotional support in the workplace is key to allowing team members to feel engaged and valued Why too few business leaders see feeling involved in emotions at work as part of their leadership role How research by Alisa Yu and Justin Berg at Stanford and Julian Zlatev at Harvard Business School shows that people need emotional support and acknowledgment How the research shows that emotional acknowledgment is vital, and what important re...
2021-07-0711 minWhat's The Difference?The Meritocracy Fallacy, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: How Frank Slootman, CEO of Snowflake, recently told Bloomberg that the company’s focus should be on “merit” rather than achieving diversity goals How the scientific data shows us that an organization that has a diverse workforce paired with greater cultural competence performs better than their peers Why the statement that the focus should be on “merit” over “diversity goals” is implicitly saying that white men are more capable than women and ethnic minorities Sara defines the term “meritocracy” and explains why the meritocracy fallacy doesn’t stand up to logical scrutiny How only 1% of Fortune 500 CEOs ar...
2021-06-3016 minWhat's The Difference?Clearing the Path: Culturally Competent Management, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why managers can’t effectively set their employees up for success if they can’t recognize inequity in the workplace Sara shares a story of a rockstar physical therapist who had to do lots of extra, unnecessary work because his manager wasn’t setting him up for success Why one theme that always comes up in workplace focus groups with employees from non-dominant groups is that they have to work much harder for less recognition Why managers or supervisors who can’t see the presence or impact of inequity in the workplace can’t set their e...
2021-06-2312 minWhat's The Difference?The Evolution of DEI Work, Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why it is important to reflect on how DEI work has evolved in the workplace, from when intentional DEI work began to the present Why the intentionality to seek greater Diversity within the workforce is a more recent phenomenon, beginning with Affirmative Action How DEI work began with a focus on Diversity and equality primarily in recruitment, and how inclusion was added around 25 years ago How Equity is the most recent aspect of DEI work, and how it focuses on going beyond the concept of “equality” to achieve true parity Why it is important to id...
2021-06-1606 minWhat's The Difference?Looking for a List?, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why many, many times over the years of her work, Sara has been asked for a “list”: an instruction list of what to do and what to say in given situations How this desire for a “list” can be likened to a “fast food drive-thru” approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues, attempting to shortcut the real equity work Why there is no magic list that offers a shortcut, and why ongoing development, recognizing issues and addressing them with new policies and processes is unavoidable Why this desire for a list does come from the positive...
2021-06-0907 minWhat's The Difference?Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: How we are genetically programmed to deal with danger situations through the “fight, flight or freeze” response How marginalization in the workplace and minimization of differences cause people to often respond through the same survival mechanism Sara shares her personal experience of minimization and marginalization in the workplace when she was a young woman on a team of otherwise older men How another way people respond is through the “fight” response by pushing back against minimization and loudly calling out the things that make them different How there is often an undiscussed fourth response, “fawn”, where...
2021-06-0209 minWhat's The Difference?Universal Experience, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: How our unconscious minds work, and how thoughts begin in the unconscious mind before being passed to conscious awareness How the brain processes 11 million separate pieces of information in one second, and how 10,999,960 of those pieces of information are never passed to the conscious mind Why the unconscious mind is prone to making the assumption that our own personal experience is actually a universal experience How our lives are highly segregated, with people in the US averaging only one person in their circle of friends from a different racial group Sara shares a story of an e...
2021-05-1922 minWhat's The Difference?Defending the Indefensible, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: How Polarization is the us/them stage of development, and why it often leads to defending the indefensible and hurtful actions of others Why Minimization sweeps differences under the rug, and why the language of minimization is a key component in defending the indefensible How the tragedy at the Unite the Right rally and counterprotest in Charlottesville is an example of defending the indefensible How the then-President of the United States used Minimization language by saying that there were “very fine people on both sides” How the Catholic church’s sexual abuse scandal led to Minimization statemen...
2021-05-1210 minWhat's The Difference?Making the Case for DEI, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why it is as important as ever to continue making the case for DEI in the workplace in today’s competitive environment How DEI work directly connects to business results, and how to use this information in your case for DEI work Why more racially diverse companies and teams tend to outperform companies that are more racially homogenous Why gender diversity in a company’s leadership team has a direct result in the value of the organization Why the increasing diversity of the labor pool highlights a growing need for a work environment that attracts that divers...
2021-05-0518 minWhat's The Difference?Mental Health in the Workplace During Covid-19, with Sara TaylorWhat You Will Learn: Why mental health in the workplace during Covid-19 is changing, and how this is impacting individuals and teams Why the mental health impact of the pandemic is having an outsized impact on women and BIPOC, amplified by systemic disparities How the CDC released a report in early April about the impact the pandemic is having on mental health, and what crucial information that report contains How the layers of traumas we are all experiencing in trying to adapt to the realities of the pandemic are making it more difficult to navigate through our normal work life Ho...
2021-04-2815 minWhat's The Difference?Leading Up in Cultural Competence, with Sara TaylorAbout Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actual...
2021-04-2111 minWhat's The Difference?High Will, Low Skill, with Sara TaylorAbout Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actual...
2021-04-1412 minWhat's The Difference?What Is Dominant Culture?, with Sara TaylorAbout Sara Taylor Sara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actual...
2021-04-0712 minWhat's The Difference?What is Your Culture? Understand Yourself and Understand Others, with Sara TaylorWhat you’ll learn about in this episode: Why the first step in developing cultural competence is to “see self”, the secret to more effectively understand yourself and understand others Sara offers a simple exercise that can help you better define and understand your culture, and she explains how uses this question in training to create an eye-opening experience Why it is important to differentiate your cultural descriptors by whether they are frames or filters, and how frames and filters differ Sara defines her personal frames, such as being White, cisgender, and female, and her filters, such as being e...
2021-03-3113 minWhat's The Difference?Giving Up or Adding On: The Benefits of Cultural Competence, with Sara TaylorWhat you’ll learn about in this episode: What patterns and challenges people often struggle with when developing their cultural competence, and why the sense of “having to give up” is a common obstacle Sara gives a hypothetical example to illustrate the importance of how you deliver a message to get your intent across effectively Why shifting our filters isn’t about giving anything up but instead can be a powerful way to “add on” in our messaging Why Black women are often given the message that to be “professional” or “promotable”, they must have the “right” hair Why we don’t have to aba...
2021-03-2416 minWhat's The Difference?I Can't Be Less White but I Can Check My White Culture, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2021-03-1704 minWhat's The Difference?DEI Work and the Minimization Barrier, with Sara TaylorWhat you’ll learn about in this episode: Why organizations do more and more DEI work but seem to make no real progress, because they focus on Minimizing the differences instead of maximizing them! focused on Minimization How to determine if your organization is operating from Minimization, and what impact this can have on your workplace and your team Why being in Minimization will predictably bring lukewarm compliance and wasted resources without getting results. How to do DEI work with intense and effective commitment Why Minimization means being unable to differentiate the “differences that make a difference” when you need...
2021-03-1017 minWhat's The Difference?Seeing Past the Actions, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2021-02-2411 minWhat's The Difference?Lessons We Can Learn from the Storming of the U.S. Capitol, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2021-01-2722 minWhat's The Difference?Stereotype Threat and Racial Anxiety, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-12-0923 minWhat's The Difference?Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education, with Scott Fogleman, Allison Lanier and Sara TaylorIn this unique episode of What’s The Difference, you’ll hear audio from Sara Taylor’s recent guest appearance on the Undeclared podcast. Undeclared is a higher education marketing podcast hosted by Allison Lanier and Scott Fogleman from Up&Up, a branding and marketing agency focused exclusively on the unique challenges and needs of colleges and universities. Scott and Allison speak with Sara about the importance of diverse, equitable and inclusive marketing in the higher education space, and how it plays a key role in creating a welcoming and safe environment for students of all backgrounds. ...
2020-11-1846 minWhat's The Difference?Learning to Stop the World from Turning, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-11-1123 minWhat's The Difference?The False Promise of Equality and the New Focus on Equity, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-11-0426 minWhat's The Difference?The Perils of Polarization, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-09-3038 minWhat's The Difference?Taking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Seriously in Your Organization, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-07-2918 minWhat's The Difference?After the Message Comes the Hard Work, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-07-2223 minWhat's The Difference?Talking About Race: Finding the Courage to Enter or Begin the Conversation, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-07-1516 minWhat's The Difference?Intermittent Racism and Societal Gaslighting, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-07-0813 minWhat's The Difference?What Does “Black Lives Matter” Mean?, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-07-0109 minWhat's The Difference?Dos and Don’ts for Addressing Tragedy as an Organization, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-06-1712 minWhat's The Difference?The Things We Aren’t Taught, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-06-0317 minWhat's The Difference?Can an Individualistic Culture Take On a Group Oriented Virus?, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-05-2707 minWhat's The Difference?Transitions In the Time of COVID, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-05-2006 minWhat's The Difference?When the Other Becomes Apart From, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-05-1312 minWhat's The Difference?Full Contrast: How a Pandemic Exposes and Amplifies Systems of Inequity, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-05-0608 minWhat's The Difference?Cultural Preference Filters and the Challenge of Working Remotely, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-04-1514 minWhat's The Difference?Episode 40: Countering Stress During Challenging Times, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-04-0808 minWhat's The Difference?Speaking With Attendees at the 2020 Forum on Workplace Inclusion Conference, with Scott Fearing, Lisa Fain, Trish Jesperson, and Richard WebbThe 32nd Annual Forum on Workplace Inclusion Conference was held from March 10-12, 2020 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Conference brings together attendees from across many industries and from many different backgrounds who all share a passion for and focus on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In this special episode of What’s The Difference, host Sara Taylor attends the Forum on Workplace Inclusion 2020 Conference and speaks with special guests Scott Fearing (Manager of Diversity Education at the University of Rochester), Lisa Fain (CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence), Patricia Jesperson (Chief Cu...
2020-04-0123 minWhat's The Difference?Defining and Discussing Cultural Appropriation, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-02-2612 minWhat's The Difference?Intent Versus Impact, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-02-1908 minWhat's The Difference?A Deep Dive Into Systemic Bias, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-01-1529 minWhat's The Difference?The Origins of Pushback Against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2020-01-0811 minWhat's The Difference?Racial and Intergenerational Trauma, with Sara TaylorFor over three decades, Sara Taylor has been helping organizations and the individuals within them to be more effective and inclusive through her engaging diversity and inclusion trainings, comprehensive leadership development programs and innovative cultural competence frameworks. Since 2002, as the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting, she has worked with HR managers, chief diversity officers, and high-level executives at 3M Company, AARP, Cleveland Foundation, Coca-Cola, Marriott International, General Mills, United Way Worldwide National Credit Union Administration, Ingersol-Rand, Seagate Technologies, Thompson Reuters Thrivent Financial, and many others. She is the author of a new book, Filter...
2019-10-1617 minWhat's The Difference?Ups, Downs, Power, and Privilege, with Sara TaylorFor over three decades, Sara Taylor has been helping organizations and the individuals within them to be more effective and inclusive through her engaging diversity and inclusion trainings, comprehensive leadership development programs and innovative cultural competence frameworks. Since 2002, as the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting, she has worked with HR managers, chief diversity officers, and high-level executives at 3M Company, AARP, Cleveland Foundation, Coca-Cola, Marriott International, General Mills, United Way Worldwide National Credit Union Administration, Ingersol-Rand, Seagate Technologies, Thompson Reuters Thrivent Financial, and many others. She is the author of a new book, Filter...
2019-09-1110 minWhat's The Difference?Progressing Past Hyperpolarization and Being Culturally Competent, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2019-08-0732 minWhat's The Difference?Managing Micro-Inequities for a Better Workplace, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor earned a master’s degree in Diversity and Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. She served as a leadership and diversity specialist at the University of Minnesota for five years and as director of diversity and inclusion for Ramsey County, Minnesota for three years. Sara is the founder and president of deepSEE Consulting and has worked with companies as large as Coca-Cola, General Mills, 3M Company, AARP, and numerous others. She has a new book, “Filter Shift: How Effective People See the World,” that explores how our unconscious is actually making choices and decisions for us...
2019-07-3119 minWhat's The Difference?Defining Inclusion, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor is the president and founder of deepSEE Consulting. She is a nationally-recognized speaker and consultant specializing in the areas of leadership, diversity, and organizational effectiveness. With over 25-years of experience, Sara balances her real-life anecdotes with research-based theories to deliver for her reader what she delivers for her clients. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Sara shares an activity she uses to help people better understand feelings of inclusion and marginalization Sara shares a specific example from her own career of feeling like a valued part of a group and kno...
2019-06-1911 minWhat's The Difference?Dispelling False Perceptions about Diversity Training, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor is the president and founder of deepSEE Consulting. She is a nationally-recognized speaker and consultant specializing in the areas of leadership, diversity, and organizational effectiveness. With over 25-years of experience, Sara balances her real-life anecdotes with research-based theories to deliver for her reader what she delivers for her clients. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why a single study claiming that diversity training doesn’t work is not representative of reality Why people wouldn’t pay much heed to a headline claiming “math education doesn’t work”, and why the same should be true for...
2019-05-2207 minWhat's The Difference?What Does Diversity Create?, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor is the president and founder of deepSEE Consulting. She is a nationally-recognized speaker and consultant specializing in the areas of leadership, diversity, and organizational effectiveness. With over 25-years of experience, Sara balances her real-life anecdotes with research-based theories to deliver for her reader what she delivers for her clients. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why people often have the misconception that diversity creates negative things like fear, chaos or conflict, or positive things like new opportunities and innovation Why the reality is that diversity creates nothing, and why diversity is neither in...
2019-05-1510 minWhat's The Difference?Defining Diversity: Differences That Make a Difference, with Sara TaylorSara Taylor is the president and founder of deepSEE Consulting. She is a nationally-recognized speaker and consultant specializing in the areas of leadership, diversity, and organizational effectiveness. With over 25-years of experience, Sara balances her real-life anecdotes with research-based theories to deliver for her reader what she delivers for her clients. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why Sara Taylor and her team at DeepSEE Consulting define diversity as “differences that make a difference” How organizations have historically defined diversity using lists of protected-class groups, and why that approach isn’t sufficient anymore Why not all...
2019-04-2412 minWhat's The Difference?The Media’s Diversity and Inclusion Responsibilities, with Mette McLoughlinMette McLoughlin is a HR executive who most recently served as the senior vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer at American Public Media Group (APMG). She was with APMG for over 14 years. In the executive role, she led the human resources strategy, planning and implementation including all D, E & I efforts for all the APMG companies—American Public Media, Minnesota Public Radio, and Southern California Public Radio. She was previously responsible for all programs and activities related to organizational culture and employee engagement, including performance communication programs, employee surveys, all compensation programs and le...
2019-03-2736 min